For lean IT teams, MSPs, and infrastructure leaders

Turn project chaos into executive-ready control.

A founder-led Fractional TPM service that gives infrastructure projects the operating rhythm they are missing: clear owners, surfaced risks, vendor accountability, executive status, and cutover readiness.

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Productized service first. AI-assisted documentation. Human program judgment where it matters.
48hbaseline project snapshot after intake
2 weeksto install a project operating rhythm
8 artifactscharter, RAID, status, vendor, decision, readiness
Control packet

Infrastructure Project Control Board

YYellow: managed risk
7Open risks, 2 high
24Actions, 5 due this week
82%Cutover readiness gate
Carrier handoff date unconfirmedHigh
Firewall rule review pendingMed
Rollback owner assignedDone
Operating rhythm

From messy inputs to executive clarity

Meeting notes, vendor emails, timelines, and stakeholder concerns become a maintained control system.

The problem

Your technical team knows the work. The project still needs a control layer.

Infrastructure projects rarely fail because nobody understands the technology. They fail because ownership, dependencies, vendors, decisions, and executive communication drift apart.

Before: project chaos

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The plan lives in people’s headsEngineers know pieces of the work, but nobody owns the integrated operating picture.
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Vendors are managed reactivelyCommitments, dates, blockers, and escalation paths are scattered across email threads.
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Executives ask for status repeatedlyLeadership needs risk, timing, and decisions — not technical noise or vague optimism.
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Cutover readiness is unclearTesting, rollback, support, communications, and go/no-go criteria are not tracked together.

After: Fractional TPM control

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A project operating systemCharter, scope, stakeholders, owners, decisions, risks, actions, and timelines in one structure.
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Weekly executive clarityGreen/yellow/red status, top risks, decisions needed, progress, blockers, and next seven days.
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Vendor accountabilityCommitments tracked by owner, due date, dependency, blocker, and escalation path.
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Human judgment plus AI leverageAI accelerates extraction and drafting; experienced program judgment decides what matters.
The offering

Install an Infrastructure Project Control Tower in two weeks.

This is not generic PM software. It is a done-with-you technical program management layer for active infrastructure work — built to produce the exact artifacts your team and stakeholders need.

What you receive

A complete baseline, operating cadence, and decision-ready project view that your team can use immediately.

Preview deliverable packet
Project charterBusiness objective, technical objective, scope, out-of-scope, stakeholders, and success criteria.
RAID logRisks, assumptions, issues, and dependencies scored by severity and ownership.
Action owner trackerWho owns what, by when, source of request, status, and follow-up timing.
Vendor commitment trackerExternal dependencies, deliverables, due dates, blockers, and escalation paths.
Executive status reportOne-page leadership update with progress, risks, decisions, blockers, and next steps.
Cutover readiness checklistTesting, rollback, support, communication, go/no-go, and post-cutover coverage.
1

Intake and artifact collection

Collect context, docs, timelines, vendors, stakeholders, known risks, and target dates.

  • 60-minute kickoff
  • Document request
  • Success criteria
2

Baseline the project

Convert scattered information into an initial charter, RAID log, action tracker, and decision log.

  • Initial snapshot
  • Risk scoring
  • Owner mapping
3

Run the operating rhythm

Use meetings, notes, and vendor updates to keep risks, decisions, and actions current.

  • Weekly status
  • Vendor follow-up
  • Decision tracking
4

Leave a 30-day execution plan

Deliver the final control packet with next actions, unresolved risks, decisions, and readiness gaps.

  • 30-day plan
  • Readiness checklist
  • Retainer option
How it works

Designed for teams that need control fast.

Fractional TPM starts as a focused service engagement. The goal is immediate visibility and practical project discipline — not a months-long transformation program.

01

Understand the project reality

Identify the actual objective, current state, timeline pressure, stakeholders, vendors, risks, and known blockers.

02

Build the control artifacts

Translate unstructured notes and conversations into clean, maintainable project artifacts.

03

Maintain the operating cadence

Keep owners, dates, risks, vendor commitments, and leadership communication from drifting.

04

Transfer a usable system back to the team

Leave with a clear execution plan and a project view that can be maintained internally or continued monthly.

Sample weekly executive status
Network cutover · Week ending Friday
Yellow
Executive summaryProject remains on track for the target window, but carrier handoff and firewall approval are the two risks that could affect readiness.
Progress this weekSite survey complete, switch configuration drafted, rollback owner assigned, and stakeholder communication list finalized.
Top risksCarrier confirmation missing; security review not complete; after-hours support coverage not yet named.
Decisions neededApprove go/no-go meeting date, select support window, confirm business communication owner.
Next 7 daysFinalize carrier handoff, complete firewall review, run rollback tabletop, publish cutover communication draft.
Packages

Start with a diagnostic, a two-week pilot, or monthly TPM coverage.

Pricing is structured to make the first engagement easy to buy while still producing useful artifacts.

Project Risk Review

For a project that feels under-controlled and needs a fast outside assessment.

$750
  • 60-minute intake
  • Current-state assessment
  • Top risks and missing dependencies
  • Stakeholder and vendor map
  • Recommended next 30 days
Start with risk review

2-Week Control Tower Pilot

The best starting point for an active infrastructure project that needs structure now.

$2,500
  • Kickoff and source-doc review
  • Project charter and RAID log
  • Action, vendor, and decision trackers
  • Weekly executive status report
  • Cutover or milestone readiness checklist
  • Final 30-day execution plan
Choose the pilot

Monthly Fractional TPM

For teams that want ongoing control across one or more infrastructure workstreams.

Custom after pilot
  • Weekly operating cadence
  • Executive status reporting
  • Risk and dependency management
  • Vendor follow-up rhythm
  • Cutover/milestone readiness
  • Multi-project dashboard option
Discuss retainer
Best fit

Built for practical infrastructure work, not abstract transformation theater.

IT directorsNeed executive-ready status and fewer project surprises without adding headcount.
MSP ownersWant cleaner client delivery and less senior-engineer time spent chasing project details.
Infrastructure managersNeed owners, dependencies, vendors, and cutover readiness in one operating view.
Fractional CIOs / CTOsNeed a dependable TPM layer for client projects, migrations, and remediation work.
TPMTechnical Program Control
Founder-led delivery

Practical infrastructure judgment, accelerated by AI.

Fractional TPM is designed around a simple premise: AI can help extract, summarize, and draft project artifacts quickly, but successful infrastructure projects still require human judgment, sequencing, escalation, and stakeholder translation.

The service is led by John LaCombe, with a background in electrical engineering, IT infrastructure management, and program management. The operating model combines technical project discipline with AI-assisted documentation and follow-through.

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Have an infrastructure project that feels harder to control than it should?

Start with a fixed-scope Project Risk Review or install a complete two-week control layer around one active project.

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